18 Facts About Athens
Planning a trip to Athens, Greece? Here you will find some fun facts about Athens it will be interesting to …
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History of Athens
Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world that is still inhabited to this day. It was first …
10 Greek Female Philosophers
Everyone is familiar with the names of great ancient Greek philosophers. Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the fame of these philosophers transcends …
Ancient Greek Inventions
Among the many great contributions of Ancient Greece to the global civilization, some inventions were destined to change forever the …
The Three Orders of Greek Architecture
Among the many forms of art that ancient Greece has brought forth to the world, architecture stands among the greatest. …
Panathenaea Festival and the Panathenaic Procession
The Panathenaic Procession (water carriers), 440-432 BCE, Parthenon Frieze, Acropolis Museum, Greece / Sharon Mollerus, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia …
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The 300 of Leonidas and the Battle of Thermopylae
‘’Earth and water’’. These were the first words uttered by the Persian emissaries in the city of Sparta. The Persian …
What is Athens Famous for?
Athens is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. People have lived here starting between the 11th …
10 Famous Athenians
Some of the greatest people from the Ancient World came from the city of Athens, amongst them philosophers, artists, writers, …
Greek Easter Traditions
Happy Easter – Kalo Paska! Easter is the most important festival in the Greek Orthodox calendar and is the perfect …